我要跟他说句话。
误 I should like to have word with him.
正 I should like to have a word with him.
他们听到消息说足球比赛将在今晚电视实况转播。
误 They had a word that the football match would be televised live this evening.
正 They had word that the football match would be televised live this evening.
析 have word是“听到消息〔新闻〕”的意思,“说句话”是have a word。
对逐词背课文,我感到厌倦。
误 I was tired of reciting the texts word after word.
正 I was tired of reciting the texts word for word.
析 “一字不变地,逐字(背诵或翻译)”是word for word,不是word after word。
我说了什么错话吗?
误 Have I said any wrong words?
正 Have I said anything wrong?
析 误句语法上没有错,但不符合英语习惯。
他不遵守诺言。
误 He broke his words.
正 He broke his word.
析 break one's word意为“不遵守诺言”, word在此短语中不用复数形式。
我刚得知他到达的消息。
误 I have just received the word of his arrival.
正 I have just received word of his arrival.
有消息传来说我们的篮球队赢了这场比赛。
误 The word came that our basketball team had won the match.
正 Word came that our basketball team had won the match.
析 作“消息”“信息”解时, word前不加冠词。
他大约是30年前开始当教师的,换句话说,他当教师已经有30年了。
误 He began to work as a teacher some thirty years ago, in another word, he has been a teacher for thirty years.
正 He began to work as a teacher some thirty years ago, in other words, he has been a teacher for thirty years.
析 in other words是固定短语,意为“换句话说”。
他带信给我说怀特先生不久将动身去美国。
误 He carried me words that Mr.White would soon leave for America.
正 He carried me word that Mr. White would soon leave for America.
析 word作“消息”“信”解时,是不可数名词,其后不可加s。
今晨我们争吵了。
误 We had a word this morning.
正 We had words this morning.
他们曾为鸡毛蒜皮的小事同邻居吵过嘴。
误 They had word with their neighbour over some trifles.
正 They had words with their neighbours over some trifles.
析 表示“同某人发生口角”时,用have words with sb, words用复数形式。
他说的大话使我们都感到惊讶。
误 His big word surprised us all.
正 His big words surprised us all.
我们绝不收回前言。
误 We should on no account eat our word.
正 We should on no account eat our words.
析 习语big words, eat one's words中, words词尾的s不可省。
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